Comment from Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue
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Summary: The commenter argues that the Yellowstone bison are currently facing numerous threats, including habitat loss, human development, and management practices like trapping and domestication. They advocate for the protection and recovery of wild bison under the Endangered Species Act to address these ongoing issues.
Any factor threatening or endangering Yellowstone bison is cause for protecting and recovering wild bison under the Endangered Species Act. This is what is happening NOW ...<br/> Loss of habitat and home range to cattle.<br/> Loss of long distance migration corridors to human developments.<br/> Loss of connectivity to habitat impairing bison’s ability to migrate in response to natural or human-made disturbances.<br/> Exclusionary management boundaries preventing bison’s natural migrations on public lands.<br/> The State of Montana’s intolerance for wild bison in the state.<br/> Yellowstone National Park’s trapping bison for slaughter operations - ongoing since 1996 and the single largest source of mortality.<br/> The U.S. Forest Service’s land management plan excluding bison from substantial portions of the migratory species’ National Forest range and habitat.<br/> Management actions leading to the domestication of the wild species such as trapping, quarantining, vaccinating, birth control experiments, etc.<br/> Management actions impairing bison’s ability to naturally adapt and evolve in the Yellowstone ecosystem.<br/> Montana Dept. of Livestock authority over wild bison migrating into the state (MCA § 81-2-120).<br/> The lack of State and federal measures for conserving Yellowstone bison in the wild.<br/> Rapidly rising temperatures threaten bison’s ability to adapt to increased heat stress.<br/> Less nutritious grasses resulting from climate change.<br/><br/>